Hello,
I've been trying to improve the ambisonic decoding for a project in
SuperCollider on Arch Linux. Typically I use newCIPIC decoder kernel
from the ATK. As an alternative, I first tried the ambix VST plugin in
Ardour. When I could get it to work I got excellent results, however it
crashed Ardour constantly and the standalone version was equally
unstable. The ambix project seems to have stopped development more than
2 years ago.
I then tried the VST version BinauralDecoder from iempluginsuite. This
works well in Ardour testing with a 2nd order N3D signal. The standalone
version however fails to produce an output and seems to be caught in a
constant internal feedback loop, ie. it shows "INPUT MUTED" when the
audio settings have "Feedback loop: mute audio input" selected and also
produces feedback when set to ALSA (rather than Jack) and the "test"
button selected. This feedback occurs with no input connections in Pipewire.
In SuperCollider (from which would be the ideal platform for me to use
the BinauralDecoder), I again attempted to use the VST version using
VSTPlugin and its associated classes. When however I scan for plugins
with VSTPlugin.search, it prints:
'/usr/lib/vst3/BinauralDecoder.vst3' is black-listed.
I've not been able to find where that blacklist is located. The same
plugin continues to work correctly in Ardour. The version installed of
the iempluginsuite is the latest: 1.13.0-1.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Merry Christmas,
Sound | conserve the sound
https://www.conservethesound.de/category/sound
Sounds like an old dial phone, or an 8mm film transport. Described as ones that used to be everyday sounds, or sounds of extinct devices. It also accepts user-uploaded sounds.
Sound quality seemed good to me, at least for the dial phone.
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exploring the landscape of god
http://dancingtreefrog.com
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Hey hey,
today I release two pieces which are closely connected:
Theme for Cariad:
https://youtu.be/niUZMYIfWEI
OGG version:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o4awk2vd8va1v9t/theme_for_cariad.ogg
And a four part organ fugue: Fugue for Cariad:
https://youtu.be/Qmp7owQzteM
OGG version:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/86mnd1v6jtnjrgj/fugue_for_cariad.ogg
In case anyone is wondering: cariad is Welsh for beloved.
The theme for Cariad is a kind of soundtrack, a string quintet. I used the VPO (virtual player orchestra). It is a good collection and the best free orchestra in SFZ format I know, yet in this instance it falls short, being so very exposed. I suppose an even better volume automation might still get it closer. Still, I tried to really work on my string arrangement skills and none course worthier than love.
The fugue for Cariad uses Aeolus, which eliminates any questions of sound. Great organ! It is a four part fugue, reminiscent of the baroque style. Only, I cheated and it would take two players, since the piece makes heavy use of all three manuals at the same time, which is certainly not historic. Still, it is the first four part fugue that I have written and again I'm very happy that I was inspired to juggle the voices by her.
For the theme I used jconvolver/fconvolver with an impulse response of the Concertgebouw, very little else in the way of production. A touch of EQ and compression on the final master to glue the instruments together.
If nothing else both pieces radiiate a bit of festive spirit or something to relax into with a cup of something hot in your favourite comfy spot. :)
Best wishes,
Jeanette
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* Website: http://juliencoder.de - for summer is a state of sound
* Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMS4rfGrTwz8W7jhC1Jnv7g
* Audiobombs: https://www.audiobombs.com/users/jeanette_c
* GitHub: https://github.com/jeanette-c
Don't worry, you're gonna be alright,
But Cinderella's got to go <3
(Britney Spears)
Hi,
trying to get an old Emagic Esi32 to run on my Debian stable system.
Upon connecting I get in dmesg:
emi26 - firmware loader 2-1:1.0: emi26_probe start
usb 2-1: firmware: failed to load emi26/loader.fw (-2)
usb 2-1: Direct firmware load for emi26/loader.fw failed with error -2
usb 2-1: emi26_load_firmware - error loading firmware: error = -2
It seems there is some kind of firmware needed, and it exists/existed
according to this list https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware/List
but I can't seem to find it in the apt package manager.
Does anyone have experience with this card, or any idea I could try
next?
thanks!
P
Something a bit different.
I first recorded this using nothing be soundfonts, and was never really happy
with it. It's now all Yoshimi and (hopefully) much better :)
https://soundcloud.com/soft-sounds/henrys-ghost
P.S.
I've no idea how I came up with that title, but it seems to fit.
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Will J Godfrey {apparently now an 'elderly'}
https://willgodfrey.bandcamp.com/http://yoshimi.github.io
Say you have a poem and I have a tune.
Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.
Hi.
I have a strange situation. When I launch scsynth manually from a
shell,
it starts jack according to my ~/.jackdrc and everything is fine.
If I call basically the same scsynth command as a subprocess from
a program (written in Haskell) scsynth seems to launch a different
jack, which fails claiming it can't read hw:0.
So my question is: When exactly would autostarting jack *ignore* my
~/.jackdrc, and why, and how do I stop it from doing so?
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CYa,
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Hi all,
Finally I have released SoundTracker v1.0.3. Comparing to the last
pre-release, 1.0.3-pre2, this is only the bugfixing release with few
small improvements only. Here are main features of the 1.0.3 release
comparing to 1.0.2:
* General:
- Indication of the current playing instrument / sample number in scopes
(optional via Settings)
- Extended pattern sequence editor with DND (activaled by right-click on
the playlist area)
- Quick instrument selection
* Track editor:
- Track line insertion / removal
- Masking for cut / copy / paste operations (also the contents of CCP
buffers can be inspected)
* Instrument editor:
- Envelopes cutting / copying / pasting / scaling
- Indication of the keys playing with the current instrument also in the
pattern / song playing mode
* Sample editor:
- Automatic Gain Control sample processing procedure
- Selection from loop and to the left / right of the exising selection
- Optional loop playback when playing selection
- Waveform value indication
- Loop Facility, an advanced tool for manipulations with sample loops
You can find more new features in NEWS file.
SoundTracker download page:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/
Regards,
Yury.
This is still going, but as I think I've mentioned before we really need more
people to join in - there's still plenty of time for this month and the theme
is a German children's song. You're given a recording of the original and a MIDI
file of it. The challenge is to expand on this in your own way.
Mine is here:
https://archive.org/download/BitsAndPieces/2211_folderol_CuckooLoco.mp3
--
Will J Godfrey {apparently now an 'elderly'}
https://willgodfrey.bandcamp.com/http://yoshimi.github.io
Say you have a poem and I have a tune.
Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.
Hey hey,
a neat little package made with synthpop, rock, dubstep and EDM:
https://youtu.be/xG-MMB3_1NY
OGG version:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n0v21iduuhgjoe7/love_incorporated.ogg
This song uses a lot of Csound, both sounds rendered to disk and loaded into
LinuxSampler as well as live playing. Drums, effects, guitars and basses. Next
in line is Yoshimi with another really good bass, pads and pluck sounds. This
is followed by more LinuxSampler and a bit of hardware. This song required
quite a bit of mixing work, but I still hold that it was totally worth it. :)
The lyrics are below, in case someone wants them. My comprehensibility hasn't
improved. :)
Best wishes,
Jeanette
*** Lyrics ***
Snap decision on the edge of perfection:
Line by line, keep goin'.
Burning eyes in the silver reflexion.
Red and white: it's showin'.
It's where pain and joy
Are like one golden coin.
Such a sharp, racy toy
To employ.
-
Someone here - someone there
Take a mere - little care...
But the world is unfair,
Risk a dream if you dare...
-
Love incorporated:
Heartbreak guaranted.
Our plots come with serrated
Edges Cut to bleed.
Get on the ride!
It'll tan your hide.
Strike a spark with a positive whiplash:
Flame by flame, you're set alight.
Feed your passion with a merciless love stash!
Eyes and skin so bright.
Slap a stamp on your skin,
Ink the message in.
Bind your heart in a tie
Send it in!
-
Is it heat? - Is it love?
Feel the need - like a shove.
Crave the hands, when they're rough.
Take your joy, when it's tough.
-
Love incorporated:
A crash is guaranteed.
Our plots come with serrated
Edges cut to bleed.
Get on the ride!
It'll tan your hide.
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* Website: http://juliencoder.de - for summer is a state of sound
* Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMS4rfGrTwz8W7jhC1Jnv7g
* Audiobombs: https://www.audiobombs.com/users/jeanette_c
* GitHub: https://github.com/jeanette-c
If only I could trade the fancy cars
For a chance today,
it's incomparable <3
(Britney Spears)
